April 16, 2019
The National Marine Fisheries Service committed to expand critical habitat protections for the endangered killer whales off the West Coast, settling a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity that accused the government of taking too long to act.
August 16, 2018
Environmentalists have launched a federal court suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service that alleges the agency has failed to reassess the critical habitat area for the endangered Southern Resident killer whale — a species they said now numbers less than 100.